| Gee Bee Model R | |
|---|---|
| Reproduction of the Gee Bee R-1 at the New England Air Museum. | |
| Role | Air racing |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Granville Brothers Aircraft |
| Designer | Howell W. 'Pete' Miller, Zantford Granville |
| First flight | 13 August 1932 |
| Introduction | 1932 |
| Produced | 1932-1933 |
| Developed from | Gee Bee Model Z |
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The Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster was a special-purpose racingaircraft made by Granville Brothers Aircraft of Springfield, Massachusetts at the now-abandoned Springfield Airport (Massachusetts).[1]Gee Bee stands for Granville Brothers.
Design and development[edit]
The 1932 R-1 and its sister plane, the R-2, were the successors of the previous year's Thompson Trophy-winning Model Z.
Assistant Chief Engineer[2] Howell 'Pete' Miller and Zantford 'Granny' Granville spent three days of wind tunnel testing at NYU with aeronautical engineeringprofessor Alexander Klemin. Granville reasoned that a teardrop-shaped fuselage would have lower drag than a straight-tapered one, so the fuselage was wider than the engine at its widest point (at the wing attachment point[s], within the length of the wing chord). The cockpit was located very far aft, just in front of the vertical stabilizer, in order to give the racing pilot better vision while making crowded pylon turns.
Operational history[edit]
The R-1 won the 1932 Thompson Trophy race, piloted by Jimmy Doolittle. He lapped all but one ship in the race, made easy turns and never had to come down and make a tight pylon turn. He also set a new F.A.I. world landplane speed record of 296 mph (476 km/h) in the Shell Speed Dash. The distinction of a landplane record was noteworthy because, at that time, racing seaplanes outran landplanes, such as the then current speed record holder, a Supermarine S.6B which had averaged 407.5 mph (655.8 km/h) on September 1931.[3]The Springfield Union newspaper of September 6, 1932 quoted Doolittle as saying, 'She is the sweetest ship I've ever flown. She is perfect in every respect and the motor is just as good as it was a week ago. It never missed a beat and has lots of stuff in it yet. I think this proves that the Granville brothers up in Springfield build the very best speed ships in America today.'[4] Another Springfield paper of the same date quoted Doolittle as saying, 'The ship performed admirably. She was so fast that there was no need of my taking sharp turns although if the competition had been stiffer I would have. I just hope Russell Boardman can take her out soon and bring her in for a new record. There were lots of things we might have adjusted more properly if we had had time to run tests with the ship, and they would have meant more speed. I am sure Russell Boardman can take her around at quite a bit more than 300 miles an hour so you see my record may not last long after all.'[5] He also personally wrote Zantford 'Grannie' Granville a letter dated September 7, 1932, on Shell Petroleum stationary and addressed to Granville Brothers Aircraft reads as follows:
The R-1 rapidly acquired an reputation as a dangerous machine. This shortcoming was common to most racing machines of any kind. During the 1933 Bendix Trophy race, racing pilot Russell Boardman was killed, flying Number 11. During takeoff from a refueling stop in Indianapolis, Indiana, Boardman pulled up too soon, stalled the R-1 and crashed.[7]
The R-1 was repaired but with an 18 in (460 mm) fuselage extension, creating the 'Long Tail Racer.' The ship was painted with 'I.F.' on the cowl for Intestinal Fortitude and the same cartoon 'Filaloola Bird' was painted on the side of the fuselage as it was on their successful Model YW. It was decided to save time by not to repairing the R-1 wings, but to use the original wings from the R-2, which had been removed in February 1933 when new wings with flaps were built and installed. The R-1/2, or 'Longtail' aircraft carried race number 11 because the R-2's original wings were already painted as Number 11 and the repaired fuselage had to be painted regardless. This aircraft crashed in a landing overrun incident soon after it was built, but Roy Minor, the pilot, was not severely injured. The damage was not severe but there was no money left for repairs. The unrepaired Long Tail Racer was sold to Cecil Allen before the Sheriff's bankruptcy auction ended the Granville Brothers company. Allen renamed the ship 'Spirit of Right', built an entirely new wing with a different airfoil and added a new rear fuel tank for the long distance Bendix race. Former Granville Bros. chief engineer 'Pete' Miller wrote to Allen warning for him never to put fuel in the rear tank as it would move the center of gravity far to the rear and make the ship too tail heavy to be flown. It is unlikely Allen ever attempted a fully fueled takeoff before the start of the race. In 1935 Allen started the 2,043 mi (3,288 km), Burbank to Cleveland Bendix Trophy race with all tanks full, wallowed off into the morning fog, crashed in a field just beyond the runway and was killed instantly. In spite of all the fuel, there was no fire. After this final crash, the aircraft was never rebuilt.[8][9]
Replicas[edit]
Non-flying replicas of the R-1 have been built at the New England Air Museum and the San Diego Air & Space Museum using original plans for the aircraft.[10] Another is displayed at the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History at the Springfield Museums.[11] A flying replica of the R-2 was built by Steve Wolf and Delmar Benjamin that first flew in 1991.[12] Benjamin flew an aerobatic routine in this aircraft at numerous airshows until he retired the aircraft in 2002.[13] This aircraft was sold to Fantasy of Flight in 2004 and is on display in OrLampa, Florida.[14]
Specifications (Gee Bee Super Sportster R-1)[edit]
Data fromThe Influence of Racing Types on Commercial Aircraft Design.[15]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
- Wingspan: 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m)
- Height: 8 ft 2 in (2.48 m)
- Wing area: 75 sq ft (6.97 m2)
- Airfoil: NACA M6 (modified)
- Empty weight: 1,840 lb (834 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,415 lb (1,095 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 3,075 lb (1,394.8 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 160 US gal (610 l)
- Aspect ratio: 6.1
- Incidence: 2.5 Degrees
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp 1,344 cubic inch (22 L) displacement air-cooled 9 cylinder radial, 800 hp (596.5 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 294.38 mph (473.8 km/h, 255.81 kn)
- Cruise speed: 260 mph (418.4 km/h, 230 kn)
- Stall speed: 90 mph (144 km/h, 78 kn)
- Range: 925 mi (1,488 km, 804 nmi) 630 miles, full throttle
- full throttle: 2.14 hours
- cruising: 3.65 hours
The 1932 R-2 was identical to the 1932 R-1 except that it used a smaller 550 hp (410 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior nine cylinder radial powerplant, with a narrower engine cowling, as the aircraft was intended primarily as a cross-country racer with a larger fuel capacity of 302 US gal (1,140 l; 251 imp gal) to increase the distance between fuel stops. The gross weight of the R-2 with full tanks was 3,883 lb (1,761 kg). In 1933, the R-2 was modified with the more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp and its cowling from the 1932 R-1 which was uprated for 1933 with the bigger, more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet. Other 1933 R-2 modifications included a new thicker wing with a longer span of 27.8 ft (8.5 m) and an area of 104 sq ft (9.7 m2), and Granville's 2-piece, double hinged flaps to aid in getting in and out of very short runways with a full fuel load. The landing speed of the R-2 was cut from 100 to 65 mph (161 to 105 km/h). Both racers also got an aluminum extension to their rudder.[16][17]
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^'Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Western Massachusetts'.
- ^Haffke 1989, p. 99.
- ^Cowin, 1999, p.45
- ^Robert H. Granville, Sport Aviation, December 1976, 'The '7' & '11' Gee Bee'
- ^Robert H. Granville, Sport Aviation, December 1976, 'The '7' & '11' Gee Bee'
- ^Robert H. Granville, Sport Aviation, December 1976, 'The '7' & '11' Gee Bee'
- ^Gilbert 1978, p.t 67.
- ^Graves, Darrell and Brener,Scott H. 'The Gee Bee 'R-1' and 'R-2'.'dgraves549@aol.com, via web.archive.org. Retrieved: December 22, 2010.
- ^ O'Leary, Michael Air Classics, Jan 2006, 'ILL-FATED HYBRID'
- ^Wolf, Steve. 'Gee Bee Super Sportster'. EAA Sport Aviation, March 1992.
- ^Springfield Museums
- ^Benjamin, Delmar. 'Flying The Gee Bee R-2'. EAA Sport Aviation, March 1992.
- ^Bernier, Robert. 'Bring Back the Brute.'Air & Space Magazine, March 1, 2009.
- ^Beckett, Jamie. 'Gee Bee And Delmar Plan New Lives Apart.'avweb.com, January 21, 2004. Retrieved: September 18, 2011.
- ^Granville, Z.D. The Influence of Racing Types on Commercial Aircraft Design. Aero Digest magazine, July 1933.
- ^Bowers 1965, pp. 33, 35.
- ^Robert H. Granville Sport Aviation February 1977, 'The Gee Bee in '33'
Bibliography[edit]
- Benjamin, Delmar and Steve Wolf. Gee Bee. Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI Publishing Co., 1993. ISBN0-87938-820-X.
- Bowers, Pete M. The Gee Bee Racers, Number 51. Leatherhead, Surrey, UK: Profile Publications Ltd., 1965.
- Cowin, Hugh W. (1999). The Risk Takers, A Unique Pictorial Record 1908-1972: Racing & Record-setting Aircraft. Aviation Pioneer 2. London: Osprey Aviation. p. 45. ISBN1-855329042.
- Granville, J.I. Farmers Take Flight. Springfield, Massachusetts: Copy Cat Print Shop, 2000. ISBN0-9702493-1-4.
- Gilbert, James. The World's Worst Aircraft. Philadelphia, PA: Coronet Books, 1978. ISBN0-340-21824-X.
- Haffke, Henry A. Gee Bee: The Real Story of the Granville Brothers and Their Marvelous Airplanes. Colorado Springs, Colorado: VIP Publishers, Inc., 1989. ISBN0-934575-04-5.
- Mendenhall, Charles A. and Tom Murphy. The Gee Bee Racers: A Legacy of Speed. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press, 1994. ISBN0-933424-05-1.
- Schmid, S.H. and Truman C. Weaver. The Golden Age of Air Racing: Pre-1940, 2nd rev. edition (EAA Historical Series). Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI Publishing Co., 1991. ISBN0-940000-00-8.
- Those Incredible Gee Bees (VHS 60 min). Springfield, Massachusetts: Studio 16, 1992.
- Winchester, Jim. The World's Worst Aircraft: From Pioneering Failures to Multimillion Dollar Disasters. London: Amber Books Ltd., 2005. ISBN1-904687-34-2.
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Granville Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster. |
- 'Doolittle Tames the Gee Bee' Story of the 1932 Thompson Trophy race. Includes quotes, photos, video
Episode 2.15
July 16
We're living in a 'Hicktown' for one night every week, as we try to hand over a title and $10,000.
TRIVIA: Only four of the Beehive singers are American nationals. Jared's from Texas, Bobby's from Alabama, Kimmy's from Mississippi, and the other Kim's from Jersey. The other two, Paula and Storm, are from Saskatchewan and Scotland respectively. And Melissa.. from the Twin Cities, St. Paul, MN.
PICK FOUR
- 1999, Keith Urban, 'Where the Blacktop Ends'
BAND: Gonna kick off my shoes / And run in bare feet / Where the grass and the dirt..
Darrell: 'And the gravel all meet'. With attitude!
- 2007, Chris Cagle, 'What Kind of Gone'
BAND: Well there's gone for good / And there's good and gone and there's / Gone with the long before it
Jeanine: 'What kind of gone is she talking 'bout here' WOOPS.
Bryan: 'I wish she'd been just a little more clear.' Good!
- 1994, John Michael Montgomery, 'Be My Baby Tonight'
BAND: Could ya would ya ain't ya gonna / If I asked you would you wanna / Be my baby tonight / Yeah I'd take the chance slow dance / Make a little romance..
Pamela: 'Honey it'll be alright.' Ya love that!
- 1996, Sublime, 'Santeria'
BAND: Tell Sanchito that if he knows / What is good for him / He best go run and hide
Traci: 'If I had two dollars I would spend it all.' Umm.. no.
Kristine: 'Daddy's got a new 45.' THAT'S FOUR!
Now that we have four, let's see who's going to be the one!
| Darrell grew up on a farm | Bryan physical therapy tech | Pamela can sing with her mouth closed | Kristine once had a monkey steal her glasses |
RANDOM SHUFFLE (5 points per lyric)
- 1998, The Dixie Chicks, 'I Can Love You Better' (If wastin' only you're love the could you see that)
Darrell: 'If you could only see the love that you're wastin'.' GOT IT!
- 2009, Brad Paisley, 'Then' (can't about just I the believe way girl I you feel)
Bryan: 'And I just can't believe the way I feel about you girl' Extra words will get you every time.
- 1972, Edgar Winter Group, 'Free Ride' (and here side sit by Come my on)
Pamela: 'Come on and sit here by my side.' FIVE POINTS!
- 2004, Montgomery Gentry, 'Something to Be Proud Of' (can That's on a hand hat you life your)
Kristine: 'That's a life you can hang your hat on'. GOOD!
After Round 2:
Darrell: 5
Bryan: 0
Pamela: 5
Kristine: 5
SINGING WITH THE ENEMY (5 points per line)
First, the men..
- 2008, Darius Rucker, 'Don't Think I Don't Think About It'
BAND: I left out in a cloud of taillights and dust / Swore I wasn't coming back
Darrell: ''Cause I was in love' (Said I had enough)
BAND: Saw you in the rear view standing.
Bryan: 'Looking out the window' (Fading from my life)
BAND: But I wasn't turnin' 'round / No not this time / But don't think I don't think about it / Don't think..
Darrell: 'that I have to change' (I don't have regrets)
BAND: Don't think it don't get to me / Between the work and the hurt / And the whiskey don't think..
Bryan: 'I don't walk about' (I don't wonder 'bout)
BAND: Could've been should've been..
Darrell: 'Had to cry' (All worked out)
BAND: I know what I felt I know what I said.. / But don't think.
Bryan: 'I don't think about it' (RIGHT)
Bryan at least got one. Darrell.. not so much. Next .. the ladies.
- 1991, Alabama, 'Born Country'
BAND: Clear creeks 'n cool mountain mornin's / Honest work out in the fields / Cornbread..
Pamela: 'Country bread fed' (In my mama's kitchen)
BAND: Daddy saying grace before the meal / Family ties run deep in this land..
Kristine: 'And I know that I can' (And I'm never very far from what I am)
BAND: I was born country..
Pamela: 'This country's what I love' (and that's what I'll always be)
BAND: Like the rivers and the woodlands..
Kristine: 'Wild and free' (RIGHT)
BAND: I got a hundred years of down home..
Pamela: 'Running through my blood' (RIGHT!)
BAND: I was born country..
Kristine: 'And this country's what I love' (RIGHT!)
A little better than the guys. Pamela's got one, Kristine's got two.
After Round 3
Darrell: 5
Bryan: 5
Pamela: 10
Kristine: 15
KARAOKE CHALLENGE (2 points per word)
2 To The 4th Power
Darrell qualified first, so he starts. He'll set the pace..
- 1990, Travis Tritt, 'Put Some Drive In Your Country' Anytrans 6 3 0 – complete ios content management.
Red giant trapcode suite 15. Darrell got three out of 15 for six, giving him 11. Bryan's next. He needs three to knock Darrell out.
- 1991, Paul Young, 'What Becomes of the Brokenhearted'
He's got six for 12, giving him 17 for the lead. Pamela needs four to move on.
- 2005, Dierks Bentley, 'Settle for a Slowdown'
Feeder 3 7 2 iso. She gets seven for 14, putting her at 24. Magic number for Kristine is two.
- 2003, Lonestar, 'Walking in Memphis'
She only needed two. She gets.. eleven for 22, putting her in the lead at 37. It's ladies night at the..
CHORUS SHOWDOWN
Kristine leads, so she'll get the honor. It is 2004.. Tim McGraw. Kristine will.. PASS.
- 2004, Tim McGraw, 'Live Like You Were Dying'
Pamela: 'I went skydiving / I went Rocky Mountain climbing / I went two point seven seconds / On a bull named Fu Manchu / And I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter / And I gave forgiveness as we were dying..' 'I'd been denying.' So close!
This is Kristine's moment..
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- 1995, Collin Raye, 'I Think About You'
Kristine: 'You eight years old / Big blue eyes and a heart of gold / When I look at this world I think about / You and I can't help but see / That every woman seems to be somebody's..' It was 'used'.. Back to Pamela..
- 1986, Bon Jovi, 'Wanted Dead or Alive'
Pamela: 'I'm a cowboy / On the steel horse I ride I'm wanted'. I think it was 'a' steel horse. BACK to Kristine..
- 1990, George Strait, 'Love Without End, Amen'
Kristine: 'And he said let me tell you a secret / About a father's love / A secret that my daddy said / Was just between us / He said daddies just don't love their children / every now and then / It's a love without end amen / It's a love without end amen.' .. KRISTINE WINS!
She earned every bit of that title, but can she earn the cash to go with it? All she has to do is complete five songs correctly. Each one is worth $500 cash money dollars. Five is worth $10,000. BUT, miss one and get a strike. Miss three.. game over. But you do get to take home any cash you win, so no excuse not to go for it. Five, four, three two one.. It's time to play..
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THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
| Song #1: Jesus take the wheel / Take it from my hands / 'Cause I can't do this on my own.. Kristine: 'I'm letting go.' Got it! | $500 |
| Song #2: You'd still have my heart / In the palm of your hand / I'd still look like a fool / In front of your friends / Yeah I wish somehow I didn't know now.. Kristine: 'What I didn't know then.' NICE. (1993, Toby Keith, 'Wish I Didn't Know Now') | $1000 |
| Song #3: But you / Why you wanna give me a run-around / Is it a surefire way to speed things up / when all it does is.. Kristine: 'Slow me down' Three for three! | $1500 |
| Song #4: 'Cause there's a girl at home / who loves me / You know she won't understand / Longneck bottle.. Kristine: 'Let go of my hand.' One more! | $2000 |
| Song #5: And ever since the day / You put my heart in motion / Baby I realize that there's.. Kristine: 'Just no getting over you'. PERFECT! (1991, Amy Grant, 'Baby Baby') | $10,000 |
Kristine couldn't have played that final round any better. Enjoy the $10,000!
Bee 2 4 11 Game
More music and more money next time. Until then, remember.. You don't have to sing it well.. you just have to sing it RIGHT! Play us out Steve..
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